Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-11
And now for 1888! Virginia leads the
solid Democracy OF the South.
gLEA NED FROM THE MAILS.

The safe of Baker & Co, merchants, Of
Winchester, was blown open by burglars Sal
urday morning, and four hundred dollars in
money and number of valuable papers stolen.
1t is supposed the thieves secreted themselves
in the warehouse before closing. A reward
of five hundred dollars is offered for their ap-
prehension.
In letter to Wallace Williams, editor of
the Bonneville advertiser" in response to
an inquiry as to his position respecting local
option and prohibition, Hon. Jefferson Davis
writes that he is in favor of the exercise of
local option, because the adoption of the rule
would depend upon the consent OF the gov
erned.
Two farmers of Baltimore ccanty, Md,
have been arrested by the q. s. Commissioner
on the cha &c of conspiring to defraud the
United States government by placing COW
| infected with pleuro-pneumonia among herd
of healthy but inferior cattle, and causing the
whole herd to be condemned by the govern
ment and slaughtered. The government al
lows about $50 head FOR cattle condemned
Whether raising heavy draft horses pays or
not, may be judged by the fact that last week
Chas. G. Nickel of Nickelrs Mills, W. Va,
sold three Norman stations for 81 200, to J.
M. johnson, Jr., of Monroe county.
Maggie Simms, negress, aged seventeen, of
Wilson, N. c., was born a deaf-mute. She has
been taught to read and write, and has also
become member of the Methodist church.
Lately she took to praying that she might
hear and speak, and her prayers have now
been answered and she can do both. The
Superint ,ndent of the Deaf-Mute Instit ution
at Raleigh is quoted as saying, emo more re-
markable case is on record" We should say
Gen. Alfred Beckley, of Raleigh county,
W. Va, who was sc years of age last May, is
said to be the oldest living graduate Of the
Military Academy at West Point.
Between two stations on the Norfolk 4
Western Ry. last week, on moving cattle
train, the door of one car was shaken open,
and the entire lot of cattle jumped out one by
one, without single steer being killed and
I only one at all hurt. They were scatter ed all
gathered up by the railroad hands.
Mrs. Evelina Fl. Brely, deceased, of I'altl
more, left in her will $5, 600 to Washing; ION &
Lee University for the founding of sch olar-
ship in memory of her son, Luther Sc evers
Birely, and SIS, 900 to the University of Vir-
ginia, to found a scholarship in memory of
her husband.
On train in Wisconsin last week bound to
a county seat, the day Of the opening of the
circuit court, the Judge of the circuit hea I'd
the argument on motion from two lawye, 8,
and gave his decision before reaching Dodge
vile, the county seat.
Suppose Augusta county farmers could
show these figures in tomatoes shown by
I Botetorrt farmers and had the canneries an
Botetourt has? Samuel Shaver, near Trout-
vile, raised the past season 2,700 bushels of
tomatoes on ten acres of land Peter Landers,
| in the same neighbour God, raised about 800;
and Peter Copeland, near Amsterdam, from
ten-acre field, raised l, 700 bushels In an
other field of five acres, Copeland raised about
800 bushels. Maj. Firebaugh raised about
900 bushels
1t is perilous being brakeman in West
Virginia. Frank Wright, of Charleston,
Kanawhas brake man on the Kanawha q
Ohio road, when his train stopped near a
station, was sent back to flag another train. A
farmer watching his turnip patch at night
thought Wright was the man he had been
wanting to catch, and put twenty weight buck
shot into him. Wright was put aboard his
train and carried on to the next village.
Suit has been ntered by A. G. Williams on
behalf of the heirs of the late John Williams,
for recovery of one-thrd interest in the lands
of the late A. T. Caperton of Monroe. lying in
| Greenbrier, Nicholas, and Webster counties
W. Va.
Mrs. Blanche Douglass Hoffman, wife of F.
o. Hoffman, editor of the Liberty (Bedford)
'Star-f3entinel, and lady of great literary
| talent having been adiudged lunatic, has
| been taken to the Southwestern Lunatic Asy-
| lum-
DIR. Geo. Arthur, ASST Surgeon U. s. N,
| a large and fine looking officer about forty
| years of age, was found lying dead and dread
| fully mangled on the Norfolk q Western road.
| near Big Spring, last week. In his pocket
was some 5000 in gold and notes. He was on
| his way from his home in Washington City to
Shelbyville, Tenn, to be married, and it is
supposed fell from the train at night while
passing from one car to another.
Highland county, Va, sent off 588 fat cattle
this fall, the average weight being 1900
pounds.
Dr. Harvey Black, Superintendent of the
| Western Asylum at Marion, is under treat
ment at st. Lukes Hospital, in Richmond.
Dr. Black has not been i'll good health for
some months.
When President Cleveland visited Minnea-
polls few weeks ago the Minneapolis "Tri-
bune," Republican paper, not only abused
| him, but said of his wife that cit is hard to
| have respect for a woman who would sell her
| self to so gross and repulsive n IAN as Grover
| Cleveland, and one with private record SO
| malodorous for the bauble of his brief social
| ascendancy" The result Of the paragraph
was mob that night led by the Mayor, A. A.
Ames, burnt in ehgy A. J. Blether, the
proprietor of the paper,
About year ago, Miss Blanche Boswell of
West Troy, N. Y, went to California to visit
relatives. While there he met G. e. Walkerly,
| a wealthy merchant and manufacturer
Eventually she became Walkerly's wife. A
short time ago Mr.. Wake rIy died, leaving his
whole fortune, amounting to between Sc, 600,
| 600 and $7,OOO,O 900, to his wife. Mrs Walkerly
| is not yet Is years CT age. Her husband was
| 60 at the time of his death.
| After the Supreme Courts decision adverse
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